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Fable · Story

The Gnat and the Bull

Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation)Ancient Greek fable tradition · Townsend translationStory
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A GNAT settled on the horn of a Bull, and sat there a long time. Just as he was about to fly off, he made a buzzing noise, and inquired of the Bull if he would like him to go. The Bull replied, “I did not know you had come, and I shall not miss you when you go away.”
Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of their neighbors.